Today's News

The Anderson County boys' soccer team advanced to the Eighth Region tournament last week but had to travel to Simon Kenton for a first-round match. Simon Kenton, the 32nd District champion, prevailed, 5-2. No other details were available to The Anderson News at press time.

The 75th Anniversary of the Anderson County Extension Homemakers was celebrated this week. Usually this column is focused on research based education. I’m not sure there can be any more evidence that community education is successful than looking at the accomplishments of the Extension Homemakers. I’m very proud of their ability to sustain their intellectual interest and the practical application of so many lessons which they have had over the last 75 years.

I just love to learn things, and I learn a lot from listening to radio programs. I just finished listening to a program called Fresh Air on NPR (on 10-18-12) on the road home tonight and I have to share!. It featured an author who’s book is titled Alone Together and it really made me think!

It is property tax time once again and I would like to take this opportunity to help the taxpayers better understand how the property tax system works.
Property taxes follow a set calendar and procedures which we all, as taxpayers, should be aware.

In a few short months, it’ll be 1949.
And it’s up to the House to keep us from time traveling.
The 2008 Farm Bill — composed of a multitude of programs, assistance and funding for U.S. producers — needs to be extended in the short-term by the first of 2013, or the legislation on the books will be one that hasn’t been in place for 60 years.
This poses several problems for Anderson County producers and even Anderson County consumers like myself.

The fiscal court approved wasting hundreds of thousands of dollars Monday morning to build a recycling building that it doesn’t need.
No, the magistrates aren’t bent on wasting your tax dollars, but Monday’s vote to spend nearly $320,000 on a building and perhaps thousands more to purchase a 15-year-old trash truck from a community bright enough to get out of the recycling business reeks of two things:
1) Fear
2) The desire to stay in elected office, even if it means not doing the right thing.

It’s for all the marbles, and a good cause to boot.
The Kentucky Truck Tuggers will host its final event of the year this Saturday when truck tuggers from across the region vie for the organization’s championship.
In doing so, they will also participate in the 10th annual fundraiser for the David and Christopher Cole Playground, located in the Anderson Community Park.
The playground is a memorial to the Cole brothers, who were killed 14 years ago.

The DARE “Project Safe Street” will be expanding to “Trick or Treat on Main” this Halloween, featuring free food, candy and entertainment provided by local businesses, churches and community leaders.
Main Street will be blocked off from Woodford to Court Street on Wednesday, Oct. 31 for the Halloween festivities starting at 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.
Trick-or-treat bags, glow sticks and candy will be handed out in front of the Anderson County courthouse through the DARE “Project Safe Street” program.